Welcome to Obad ...

So far, we found very little information about Obad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Obad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Obad, please Contact Us.

Obad would have been located within present day Gallia County<2>.

The location of Obad has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Obad, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Obad is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Obad was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Obad once stood is in the (740) area code.

Websites for Obad ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Obad, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Obad ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Obad.

• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Wellston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <5>
• Point Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
• Gallipolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
• Middleport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <5>
• Pomeroy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
• Oak Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Mason
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Hamden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Hamden is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <5>
• Rio Grande
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Obad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Obad.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Obad. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Obad.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Obad. See our Newspapers Page for Obad.

Adding Obad to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Obad in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Obad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Obad post office opened in 1890.

We also found Obad on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Obad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/